Sometimes, politics around here generates a chuckle, sometimes a belly laugh. Have I got a belly laugh for you. Tom Galella, Chuck Volpe’s buddy, for Lackawanna County commissioner. On the Republican ticket. I’m not laughing because this is preposterous. Far from it....

Jim Wansacz is caught between Louis and the landfill. With his majority partner, Corey O’Brien, jumping ship, Mr. Wansacz is in need of a new running mate and a lot of cash if he wants to remain a Lackawanna County commissioner. Mr. O’Brien, whose father...

Lesley Gore, singer – songwriter, known for her hits “It’s My Party” and “You Don’t Own” has died. She was 68. Reading the news of Ms. Gore’s death, I went searching in the library to see if she had ever been to our...